July 11, 2004

Name:

eBaby

Age:

Two years old

Gender:

Female

Kind:

African Pygmy Hedgehog

Home:

Manitou Springs, Colorado, USA

eBaby
is a very special hedgehog. Two days before Christmas last year,
she was advertised for sale on eBay. There were numerous hedgehog lovers
that got involved with the sale fearing that she would go to someone who
really had no hedgehog experience or wanted a 'token mascot'. Since she
was located within Colorado, we were able to make contact with the
seller and stop the sale. She was in need of several baths and a nail
trim. She loved her baths and settled into her new home immediately.
Since she had previously only been called 'Hedgehog' we thought it
fitting to change it to eBaby to which she began responding to right away.

eBaby is a sweetheart of a hedgehog. She loves to have her belly rubbed
and kissed. She likes to be in bed at night and watch TV. Being
nocturnal, she is very active at night. She loves to wheel and barely
gets off once she starts in each evening.

Recently, eBaby went in to be spayed. It was found that she had numerous
female problems and a raging infection. She was started on a triple dose
of antibiotics. Sad thing is, if she hadn't come to our house that day,
chances are no one would have been able to detect her physical problems
until it was too late. She will always be a special part of our hedgie family.